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title: "Purchase of High Content Screening System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028d97"
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# Purchase of High Content Screening System

Buyer: SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028d97

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## Summary

The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service is conducting a procurement process for the purchase of a High Content Screening System, specifically the Operetta CLS, aimed at enhancing cell analysis capabilities from various sample types. This procurement falls under the goods category as classified by the CPV schema (CPV ID: 38518100), and it is currently at the Award stage. The contract was signed on 22nd January 2021, following a limited procurement method during which no contract notice was published. The system will be delivered to Edinburgh, United Kingdom, requiring on-going annual maintenance as part of the contract.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in high-performance microscopy and laboratory equipment, particularly those capable of providing cutting-edge technology for biological research. Firms that possess unique technical capabilities, especially in manufacturing advanced imaging systems and related components, may find this contract particularly appealing. Successful bidders will support the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's mission to enhance research and development in the health industry, making it a prime opportunity for growth within this niche market.

## Notice

Delivery of an Operetta CLS high-content screening system

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Supply, installation and training of High Content Screening System Operetta CLS equipment for the detailed analysis of a variety of cell types (including rare cells such as stem cells and antigen-specific T cells) and for more specialist applications including: imaging of primary cells, live cells and cells cultured in 3D systems, tumorigenesis analysis including colony detection, phagocytosis assays, size and shape analysis, quantification of cells/colonies and fluorescence; by TCAT (Tissues, Cells and Advanced Therapeutics), Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS). The following specific aspects of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

Options: On-going annual maintenance will also be required.

### Procurement Information

The following specific and unique selling points of operetta CLS are strictly necessary for our research and are not provided by any other provider: -- With 8 high-performance LEDs, the Operetta CLS offers an unsurpassed variety of excitation wavelengths for the entire range between ultraviolet and near-infrared. This flexibility is of immense importance for QC development of a wide variety of assays -- The Operetta CLS has a user-accessible 8-position emission filter wheel, which can be equipped with barcode filters for error-free operation, and for optimal coincidence between excitation and emission source. .-- The Operetta CLS can be equipped with 3 automated water immersion lenses with high numerical aperture of various magnifications (20x, 40x, 63x). This shortens the measurement time and improves the resolution in the z-direction; overall, this increases throughput in the analysis of three-dimensional structures. This is necessary for the exact analysis of the many different samples that are measured in our central department (tissue sections, tumor organoids, cell culture experiments, etc.). This technology is patented: EP1386189 B1, US7304793 B2 and EP1646902 B1, US7961384 B2. -- The system automatically corrects displacements resulting from the 5x to the 40x or 63x lens by means of a fluorescent reference sample (QuasiperiodicGrid) firmly installed in the table. This ensures that the desired cells, cell complexes, or cell structures can be found again and again at the right level. Perkin Elmer also has a patent (US9582864). The ability to pre-scan and return to the same spot reduces the amount of time that cells are expose3d to incident illumination and therefore limits damage to the cells, this allows repeat analysis and temporal tracking. -- That the equipment software offers advanced morphological characteristics that allow the quantification of various aspects of the shape and structure of objects, for example: elongation, symmetry, smoothness of the edge and spatial distribution of the intensity of the texture characteristics, -- The system offers a method for machine learning (PhenoLOGIC) during analysis. This allows the software to identify different cell populations or regions and then automatically set the best parameters for optimal image segmentation and cell classification (patents to PhenoLOGIC:WO2013038224).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001601-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH14 4BE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Pentland Hills |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PERKIN ELMER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38518100 - Wide field microscopes

## Release History

- 27 Jan 2021 at 09:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001601-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotblood.co.uk/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=641947
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12722

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